Tasting Zentas Malbec

Name: Zantas Malbec
Variety: Malbec
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Price: $8.95

Critic: This Malbec presents a nice deep red color. The nose offers intense and ripe aromas of red fruits, such as dark cherries, plums respberry. On the palate it is fresh and fruity with soft tannins and nice finish. Pleasant and easy to drink.

What I taste: Intense tannin flavors. Very strong fruity taste.

Tasting Ch. Mas Neuf Rhone Paradox

Name: Rhone Paradox
Variety: Rhone
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Price: $11.95

Critic: Intense garnet color. The nose reveals red fruits(respberry, redcurrants) combined with subtle hints of eucalyputus and bouquet garni. Aromas of very ripe fruit, leather and bouquet garni.. The palate is sensual and is distinguished by a good balance of freshness. The aromas of very ripe fruit, leatehr and bouquet garni indiate full ripeness of the grapes resulting. With its subtle tannins the Mas Neuf Rhone Paradox can be tasted now or could be laid down in the celler for 2 to 5 years.

What I taste: Intense flavor with very sweet smell. I love the ripe fruit smell that it has.

Tasting Ch. Mas Neuf Rhone Blanc

Name: Ch. Mas Neuf Rhone Blanc
Variety: Rhone Blanc
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Price: $11.95

Critic: Brilliant yellow color. The up-front nose uninhibitedly reveals fresh fruit aromas(yellow peaches) that combine with hints of white flowers. The palate develops fully with fresh, tonic finish.

What I taste: I love the smell of this wine. Though I did not detect the full spectrum of all the flowers I did detect tulip smell. Typical white wine taste of citrus and cool finish.

Tasting Old Coach Road Chardonnay

Name: Old Coach Road Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay, oak
Region: New Zealand
Price: $14.95

Critic: This is a delightfully satisfying wine full of ripe chardonnay fruit characters intertwined with smooth, supple, spicy oak. The palate is full and textured, with a clear definition and long lasting flavors.

What I taste: The wine is very smooth but it has a hint of spicness that I do not like, but it smell really great smoky flowers.

Tasting Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc

Name: Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: New Zealand
Price: $14.95

Critic: Fresh, lively and intense varietal fruit with delicious passionfruit flavors in the mouth. Old Coach Road Sauvignon Blanc Wine is nicely integrated and has a long lingering finish.

What I taste: Sweet smell of passionfruit, with citrus taste in the mid pallet.

Tasting Pink Moscato Opera Prima

Name: Pink Moscato Opera Prima
Variety: Muscat, Muscat Blanc À Petits Grains
Region: Spain, Castilla
Country: Spain
Price: $10.00

Critic: SWEET WINES are all the rage these days, and this charmingly unserious Spanish bubbly is made entirely from moscato, a grape that has suddenly become a consumer favorite. It's sweet but not sugary, simply fruity and fun, with alcohol at just 7 percent

What I taste: I love the sparkling taste, slight citrus with lots of berries and flowery aroma is a perfect wine for V-day.

Check out my video for this wine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ5pdy56u5s

Tasting Compos De luz Red Spanish Garnacha

Name: Compos De Luz Red Spanish Garnacha
Variety: Mostly Garnacha, although there are also parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Tempranillo, Chardonnay, Macabeo and Moscatel.
Region: Rioja down to the Priorat
Country: Spain
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Critic: The Ebro runs north-west to south-east across the top of Spain, and wine is cultivated along most of its length. Historically many of the regions planted Garnacha, from Rioja down to the Priorat. Although much of these plantations have been replaced with other varieties, there are still area where Garnacha dominates, like in the DO Cariñena, where it is 60% of the area planted. This dry and sunny region is perfect for the Garnacha grapes and lead us to the name of Campos de Luz

What I taste: Strong strong aroma of fruity essence. Citrus with some taste of Lemon, Slight bitterness, Warm tingling sensation at the end.

Link to my Video blog of this wine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ5pdy56u5s

Tasting FireSteed

Name: Fire Steed
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Oregon
Country: U.S.A
Price: $7.99

Critic: In 2009, after a successful bloom and fruit-set, a hot July and warm August helped grapes ripen through the summer. Harvest began in the last week of September and continued well into October, dodging a few drops of rain here and there.
Our 2009 Pinot Noir continues the Firesteed tradition of consistent fruity style, achieved with gentle techniques in the cellar and imagination in the vineyard. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts propagated from cellars in Burgundy, pressed during the last days of fermentation, and racked as soon as the wine finished malolactic fermentation. Just a touch of barrel-aged wine was included in the blend to round out the flavors and enhance complexity.
Garnet in color with aromas of raspberries, cedar, leather and exotic spices, the wine's berry and cherry flavors are framed by soft tannins and continue throughout its on the lingering finish. Grapes for this wine, as in previous years, were sourced from throughout the Willamette, Umpqua, Rogue and Walla Walla Valleys, creating a truly Oregon blend.

What I taste: Sour and Citrus taste are very strong with this drink. Light very light with tannins taste. aromas of raspberries. Detected slight trace of alcohol warm to the stomach.

Tasting Prochaine

Name: Prochaine
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Region: Languedoc
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Price: $13.99

Critic: The Prochaine is an excellent example of a Chardonnay with some oak influence under $15 that isn't completely over-oaked. An unusual and delectable Chardonnay from the Languedoc region of France. This wine is aged on the lees from a Viognier fermentation with constant stirring (battonage). These Viognier lees give the wine distinct, easy to enjoy, flavors of pineapple, mango, and passion fruit. A favorite at our wine bar as well.

What I taste: The best smelling wine that I had that day. It has a very strong rosy smell. Detected some oak taste, and some sourness, and small sting.

Tasting Compose De Luz White 2010

Name: Campos de luz 2010 white
Variety: Chardonnay, Viura, Muscat
Region:
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Price: $9.89

Critic:
This wine is a blend of 60% Chardonnay, 30% Viura and 10% Muscat and is made without any oak aging to persevere It’s fresh flavors. Light and clean with a hint of sweetness on the finish, this wine is ideal with shellfish or mild cheeses.

What I taste: Hint of Oak aroma. Strong citrus flavor with a touch of bitterness. Almost feel like eating a green grapefruit. Smooth and Warm sensation as it passes through the throat.

Link for my video blog : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ5pdy56u5s